Antonio Brown

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(09-17-2018, 03:09 PM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: Luckily the Steelers are great at drafting receivers. Browns replacement is already on the roster in James Washington. He and Juju are the future. They won't pay AB what he wants when his contract is up.

What you guys are overlooking in the article is the real problem. The thing that should make you giddy. And that is this quote from Tomliin in 2015 when asked about AB's celebration antics.

“It’s funny to me sometimes that people think I can stop a grown man from doing something like that,” he said. “What do you want me to do? Not play him …


Yep, he said that. Could you imagine Bill Belichick uttering those words? Or even Bill Cowher? Tomlin is over his head. There's no discipline and the inmates run the asylum. As long as he's there this team will underachieve. Honestly, the Steelers win in spite of him. They've got so much talent that they can overcome his ineptitude to win enough regular season games to keep his seat cool. Until the playoffs and the talent level evens out that is. Im also beginning to think that the Rooney's are enamoured with their image of being a coach friendly place and we're stuck with Omar Epps for many more seasons. Which of course is good news for you all and what this thread should truly be about. AB is temporary. Tomlin is forever.  AB is merely a case of crabs. Tomlin is herpes. 

Tomlin sucks, but in fairness, there is very little a head coach can do to a superstar player to enforce discipline.  What is going to do?  Have him run gassers?  Brown would laugh in his face and walk out if he tried.  Is he seriously going to bench Brown for a game while he's sitting at 0-1-1?  The media and fans would crucify him.

Last year, Brown signed a 4 year extension that makes him the highest paid WR in the NFL.  The Steelers will be dealing with cap hell if they cut or trade him.  There's no way Tomlin can go up against Brown and win.  Even if the Rooney's agree with him on principle, they can't do anything to Brown because they've handcuffed himself with his contract and Ben only has a couple of years left.